A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BIG MACKOS BBQ
BIG MACKOS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 26th of 59 at the Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2024). Also listed in KCBS results as “BIG MACKOS' BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 4, 2022
latest Mar 1, 2024 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.23 · weakest Brisket (148.50)
Road miles
266
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$47K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
623.22 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
317.06 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
461.55 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 138.2288 | 156.97 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 147.3372 | 155.51 | top 64% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 151.9544 | 160.23 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3716 | 141.6344 | 148.50 | top 92% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 3 | 26 | 0 | top 63% | Mar 1, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
215
finished ahead 95 times, behind 253
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20231 milestone
- Career-best overall score647.2572 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First call Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5256 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1500) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.3 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 1, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 3, 2023 |
| -9.3 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | May 12, 2023 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 89.9% | 86.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 26 / 59 (317.0632) | 19 (164.5372) | 30 (152.5260) | 22 (162.8000) | — |
| May 12, 2023 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 35 / 40 (647.2572) | 30 (166.8572) | 26 (167.3828) | 38 (157.6456) | 34 (155.3716) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 63 / 65 (599.1888) | 56 (158.2628) | 65 (147.3372) | 64 (151.9544) | 64 (141.6344) |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 34 / 73 (461.5544) | 40 (138.2288) | 29 (154.8000) | 6 (168.5256) | — |